Fact about the whistleblower.......................

[Crepitus]

Are you simply not smart enough to know what Trump did wrong? Or are you playing dumb on purpose?

you morons keep saying he did wrong but have never said what that wrong is???

thats a sure sign of TDS

Have you been under a rock for the last week?

No balls to impeach

Next

Just need the House to impeach, not the Senate as well. President Pence, hmmm...

Pence is implicated as well.

How does President Pelosi sound?

 

[georgephillip]

The whistleblower is likely CIA, but why would you believe he or she is a greater threat to this country than Donald Trump?

Whistleblower complaint, annotated

"In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election. This interference includes, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President’s main domestic political rivals. The President’s personal lawyer, Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, is a central figure in this effort. Attorney General Barr appears to be involved as well..."

"Over the past four months, more than half a dozen U.S. officials have informed me of various facts related to this effort. The information provided herein was relayed to me in the course of official interagency business. It is routine for U.S. officials with responsibility for a particular regional or functional portfolio to share such information with one another in order to inform policymaking and analysis."

Trump was doing his job and doing it well which pisses off assholes

Enjoy what you are

Trump was doing his job and doing it well which pisses off assholes

Enjoy what you are

Enjoy your brain-dead stable genius; he won't be around much longer; although, you can probably visit him in prison

Trump's Ukraine phone call, annotated

"The President

"I would like you to do us a favor though because our country has been through a lot and Ukraine knows a lot about it. I would like you to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine, they say Crowdstrike… I guess you have one of your wealthy people… The server, they say Ukraine has it. There are a lot of things that went on, the whole situation. I think you’re surrounding yourself with some of the same people."

You are a very sad example of the denseness of the Trump haters.....

""I would like you to do us a favor though because our country has been through a lot and Ukraine knows a lot about it. I would like you to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine, they say Crowdstrike… I guess you have one of your wealthy people… The server, they say Ukraine has it"

The SERVER and Crowdstrike were the favor, not Biden god you people are stoooopid.

The SERVER and Crowdstrike were the favor, not Biden god you people are stoooopid.

"The server and Crowdstrike are red herrings only semi-literate loons still believe. Anyone capable of reading sees the quid pro quo involved desperately needed military aid with dirt on Joe Biden. Trump was a useless brain-dead gangster before he "won" the White House, and now the whole world will see just how stupid and corrupt he and his crime family truly are.

Too much winning, Morons?

So you cannot understand what you are reading, why doesn't that surprise me?

o you cannot understand what you are reading, why doesn't that surprise me?

You probably voted for Trump.
Have you read the transcript of his call?

Trump's Ukraine phone call, annotated
"The President
I would like you to do us a favor though because our country has been through a lot and Ukraine knows a lot about it. I would like you to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine, they say Crowdstrike… I guess you have one of your wealthy people… The server, they say Ukraine has it. There are a lot of things that went on, the whole situation. I think you’re surrounding yourself with some of the same people.

"There is nothing subtle about 'I would like you to do us a favor.'

"This is Trump’s first mention of US politics. Crowdstrike is the firm that investigated a DNC data breach during the 2016 election. It’s also at the center of Rudy Giuliani’s effort to investigate how convicted tax evader and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was implicated for work he did in Ukraine.

"The President (cont.)
I would like to have the Attorney General call you or your people and I would like you to get to the bottom of it. As you saw yesterday, that whole nonsense ended with a very poor performance by a man named Robert Mueller, an incompetent performance, but they say a lot of it started with Ukraine. Whatever you can do, it’s very important that you do it if that’s possible.

"Within a few sentences of Zelensky asking for missiles, Trump is asking for him to work with the US attorney general on a matter relating to helping Manafort. It was the Department of Justice, which Barr now leads, that tried Manafort..."

"The President

"Good because I heard you had a prosecutor who was very good and he was shut down and that’s really unfair. A lot of people are talking about that, the way they shut your very good prosecutor down and you had some very bad people involved. Mr. Giuliani is a highly respected man. He was the mayor of New York City, a great mayor, and I would like him to call you. I will ask him to call you along with the Attorney General. Rudy very much knows what’s happening and he is a very capable guy. If you could speak to him that would be great."

 

[jc456]

The whistleblower is likely CIA, but why would you believe he or she is a greater threat to this country than Donald Trump?

Whistleblower complaint, annotated

"In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election. This interference includes, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President’s main domestic political rivals. The President’s personal lawyer, Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, is a central figure in this effort. Attorney General Barr appears to be involved as well..."

"Over the past four months, more than half a dozen U.S. officials have informed me of various facts related to this effort. The information provided herein was relayed to me in the course of official interagency business. It is routine for U.S. officials with responsibility for a particular regional or functional portfolio to share such information with one another in order to inform policymaking and analysis."

Trump was doing his job and doing it well which pisses off assholes

Enjoy what you are

Trump was doing his job and doing it well which pisses off assholes

Enjoy what you are

Enjoy your brain-dead stable genius; he won't be around much longer; although, you can probably visit him in prison

Trump's Ukraine phone call, annotated

"The President

"I would like you to do us a favor though because our country has been through a lot and Ukraine knows a lot about it. I would like you to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine, they say Crowdstrike… I guess you have one of your wealthy people… The server, they say Ukraine has it. There are a lot of things that went on, the whole situation. I think you’re surrounding yourself with some of the same people."

Dude, hahaha hahaha

 

[Rustic]

 

[Frannie]

"In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election. This interference includes, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President’s main domestic political rivals. The President’s personal lawyer, Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, is a central figure in this effort. Attorney General Barr appears to be involved as well..."

TOTAL HOGWASH Biden is not Trumps rival, he is not even a serious contender, and the fact that you think he is is insanely funny. What's even funnier, is half a nation of squat to piss leftard assholes that the right sees as dirty third class people living in allys and searching trash cans. Really, that's exactly how we see you communists. YOU GOT NOTHING.

TOTAL HOGWASH Biden is not Trumps rival, he is not even a serious contender, and the fact that you think he is is insanely funny. What's even funnier, is half a nation of squat to piss leftard assholes that the right sees as dirty third class people living in allys and searching trash cans. Really, that's exactly how we see you communists. YOU GOT NOTHING

You must be another stable genius who can't scratch his ass without a map. Biden's "...not even a serious contender"?

Trump's a greedy, corporate whore who will die in prison.
Will you SOB like a Snowflake, Sucker?

Is that like the polls that said Hillary Clinton was a 98 percent favorite to win?

 

[Carl in Michigan]

I had to download that.

 

[KissMy]

Democrats are rats. They changed the rule so they could keep this guy hidden. He’s a masked thug kinda like ANTIFA.

He is not a material witness, he only pointed out where to find evidence of & witness to the crime. We don't need to know who he is or cross examine him, We only need to question witnesses & uncover the evidence.

 

[georgephillip]

"In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election. This interference includes, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President’s main domestic political rivals. The President’s personal lawyer, Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, is a central figure in this effort. Attorney General Barr appears to be involved as well..."

TOTAL HOGWASH Biden is not Trumps rival, he is not even a serious contender, and the fact that you think he is is insanely funny. What's even funnier, is half a nation of squat to piss leftard assholes that the right sees as dirty third class people living in allys and searching trash cans. Really, that's exactly how we see you communists. YOU GOT NOTHING.

TOTAL HOGWASH Biden is not Trumps rival, he is not even a serious contender, and the fact that you think he is is insanely funny. What's even funnier, is half a nation of squat to piss leftard assholes that the right sees as dirty third class people living in allys and searching trash cans. Really, that's exactly how we see you communists. YOU GOT NOTHING

You must be another stable genius who can't scratch his ass without a map. Biden's "...not even a serious contender"?

Trump's a greedy, corporate whore who will die in prison.
Will you SOB like a Snowflake, Sucker?

Is that like the polls that said Hillary Clinton was a 98 percent favorite to win?

Is that like the polls that said Hillary Clinton was a 98 percent favorite to win?

Hillary won the popular vote by 3 million ballots, remember?
The Russians won in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin by 77,000 votes.

Washington Post: Trump told top Russian officials in 2017 that he was 'unconcerned' with election meddling - CNNPolitics

 

[Andylusion]

The whistleblower is likely CIA, but why would you believe he or she is a greater threat to this country than Donald Trump?

Whistleblower complaint, annotated

"In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election. This interference includes, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President’s main domestic political rivals. The President’s personal lawyer, Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, is a central figure in this effort. Attorney General Barr appears to be involved as well..."

"Over the past four months, more than half a dozen U.S. officials have informed me of various facts related to this effort. The information provided herein was relayed to me in the course of official interagency business. It is routine for U.S. officials with responsibility for a particular regional or functional portfolio to share such information with one another in order to inform policymaking and analysis."

Just out of curiosity... You state that Russian mobsters helped to build Trumps empire.

To support that statement, do you know how much of Trump's entire business portfolio, is tied to Russia?

Is it half? A quarter? 10%?

I've seen a few of the documents, listing Trumps business interests. There are literally a thousand or more different business ventures that Trump has investments in, from golf courses in Ireland, to an private jet company, to a 5-star hotel chain in India.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

I suspect definitive answers to your questions would require Trump to release his tax returns, so until that time comes, you can start here if you have the slightest concern about the consequences of having a money-laundering, moronic con man ensconced in the White House:

Chapter 1 - The Moscow Project

"Many of Trump’s businesses spent the 1990s on the verge of collapse.

"Abraham Wallach, who became the Trump Organization’s executive vice president for acquisitions in 1990, compared joining the company to 'getting on the Titanic just before the women and children were moved to the lifeboats.'

"In 1990, the Trump Organization was reportedly $3.4 billion in debt, with Trump himself liable for more than $800 million.

"The next year, as several of Trump’s hotels and casinos reportedly accumulated millions in debt, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission concluded, 'Mr. Trump cannot be considered financially stable.' In 1992, Trump defaulted on the debt of his airline, Trump Shuttle, turning it over to U.S. Airways."

None of that, has to do with Russian mobsters laundering money.

No, the tax return has nothing to do with this. Do you really think there is clear evidence of Russian Mobster money laundering in his tax returns, and the authorities are ignoring it?

You people have a very goofy view of this issue. You act like because his tax returns are not public, that this means that magically no one in authority is looking at them.

People are sent to prison every single year, for money laundering, tax evasion, and none of them release their tax returns to the public.

Sorry, but you can make a case on this matter, without having to shove your nose up Trump's butt to see if his poop smells.

The fact Trump went through a time of extreme difficulty, is not unknown. Truth is, most successful people go through difficult times.

It is also not unknown that Trump had some Russian backers for some specific projects.

I don't have a problem with that.

Additionally, if there was money laundering going on, and I have little reason to doubt.... that still doesn't mean that Trump was involved. Again... as I stated before, Trump has hundreds on hundreds of business ventures, from limited addition neck ties, to his private jet line.

The idea that he was going to each individual business venture, and personally overseeing a money laundering operation in Moscow, is a bonkers thinking.

Years ago I worked for a small business, where the own had just had to fire the previous employee, because he was engaged in embezzlement. Now if that can happen under the nose of the business owner, in a building full of just 10 people, then the idea that Trump is going to be able to personally oversee hundreds of companies, and check up on whatever thousands of employees he has...

That's insane. That's the argument of a partisan hack, that randomly defaults to "he should release his taxes then!" as if it matters.

 

[BlindBoo]

Thanks for the reminder of the real Witch Hunt, 7 of them in all.

 

[Coyote]

Facts about tbe whistle blower.

There aren't any.

 

[georgephillip]

The whistleblower is likely CIA, but why would you believe he or she is a greater threat to this country than Donald Trump?

Whistleblower complaint, annotated

"In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election. This interference includes, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President’s main domestic political rivals. The President’s personal lawyer, Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, is a central figure in this effort. Attorney General Barr appears to be involved as well..."

"Over the past four months, more than half a dozen U.S. officials have informed me of various facts related to this effort. The information provided herein was relayed to me in the course of official interagency business. It is routine for U.S. officials with responsibility for a particular regional or functional portfolio to share such information with one another in order to inform policymaking and analysis."

Just out of curiosity... You state that Russian mobsters helped to build Trumps empire.

To support that statement, do you know how much of Trump's entire business portfolio, is tied to Russia?

Is it half? A quarter? 10%?

I've seen a few of the documents, listing Trumps business interests. There are literally a thousand or more different business ventures that Trump has investments in, from golf courses in Ireland, to an private jet company, to a 5-star hotel chain in India.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

I suspect definitive answers to your questions would require Trump to release his tax returns, so until that time comes, you can start here if you have the slightest concern about the consequences of having a money-laundering, moronic con man ensconced in the White House:

Chapter 1 - The Moscow Project

"Many of Trump’s businesses spent the 1990s on the verge of collapse.

"Abraham Wallach, who became the Trump Organization’s executive vice president for acquisitions in 1990, compared joining the company to 'getting on the Titanic just before the women and children were moved to the lifeboats.'

"In 1990, the Trump Organization was reportedly $3.4 billion in debt, with Trump himself liable for more than $800 million.

"The next year, as several of Trump’s hotels and casinos reportedly accumulated millions in debt, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission concluded, 'Mr. Trump cannot be considered financially stable.' In 1992, Trump defaulted on the debt of his airline, Trump Shuttle, turning it over to U.S. Airways."

None of that, has to do with Russian mobsters laundering money.

No, the tax return has nothing to do with this. Do you really think there is clear evidence of Russian Mobster money laundering in his tax returns, and the authorities are ignoring it?

You people have a very goofy view of this issue. You act like because his tax returns are not public, that this means that magically no one in authority is looking at them.

People are sent to prison every single year, for money laundering, tax evasion, and none of them release their tax returns to the public.

Sorry, but you can make a case on this matter, without having to shove your nose up Trump's butt to see if his poop smells.

The fact Trump went through a time of extreme difficulty, is not unknown. Truth is, most successful people go through difficult times.

It is also not unknown that Trump had some Russian backers for some specific projects.

I don't have a problem with that.

Additionally, if there was money laundering going on, and I have little reason to doubt.... that still doesn't mean that Trump was involved. Again... as I stated before, Trump has hundreds on hundreds of business ventures, from limited addition neck ties, to his private jet line.

The idea that he was going to each individual business venture, and personally overseeing a money laundering operation in Moscow, is a bonkers thinking.

Years ago I worked for a small business, where the own had just had to fire the previous employee, because he was engaged in embezzlement. Now if that can happen under the nose of the business owner, in a building full of just 10 people, then the idea that Trump is going to be able to personally oversee hundreds of companies, and check up on whatever thousands of employees he has...

That's insane. That's the argument of a partisan hack, that randomly defaults to "he should release his taxes then!" as if it matters.

No, the tax return has nothing to do with this. Do you really think there is clear evidence of Russian Mobster money laundering in his tax returns, and the authorities are ignoring it?

Do you really think Trump, along with his lawyers and accountants, haven't considered how to hide that information from a routine audit?

Donald Trump’s Tax Returns: What We Might Learn

"Sophisticated tax filers use their returns to paint the picture of their finances they want the government to see. It usually takes a lot of digging to find out what is going on behind the numbers.

"For example, as The New York Times reported last year, Mr. Trump and his siblings set up a sham corporation in the early 1990s to disguise millions of dollars in gifts from their parents.

"In that case, The Times had access to far more than just tax returns: It also relied on confidential business filings, public records and information from sources to document the fraud."

When congress gets its hands on Trump's tax returns, it will have subpoena power to complement the confidential business filings, public records, and information from whistle blowers.

 

[Andylusion]

The whistleblower is likely CIA, but why would you believe he or she is a greater threat to this country than Donald Trump?

Whistleblower complaint, annotated

"In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election. This interference includes, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President’s main domestic political rivals. The President’s personal lawyer, Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, is a central figure in this effort. Attorney General Barr appears to be involved as well..."

"Over the past four months, more than half a dozen U.S. officials have informed me of various facts related to this effort. The information provided herein was relayed to me in the course of official interagency business. It is routine for U.S. officials with responsibility for a particular regional or functional portfolio to share such information with one another in order to inform policymaking and analysis."

Just out of curiosity... You state that Russian mobsters helped to build Trumps empire.

To support that statement, do you know how much of Trump's entire business portfolio, is tied to Russia?

Is it half? A quarter? 10%?

I've seen a few of the documents, listing Trumps business interests. There are literally a thousand or more different business ventures that Trump has investments in, from golf courses in Ireland, to an private jet company, to a 5-star hotel chain in India.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

I suspect definitive answers to your questions would require Trump to release his tax returns, so until that time comes, you can start here if you have the slightest concern about the consequences of having a money-laundering, moronic con man ensconced in the White House:

Chapter 1 - The Moscow Project

"Many of Trump’s businesses spent the 1990s on the verge of collapse.

"Abraham Wallach, who became the Trump Organization’s executive vice president for acquisitions in 1990, compared joining the company to 'getting on the Titanic just before the women and children were moved to the lifeboats.'

"In 1990, the Trump Organization was reportedly $3.4 billion in debt, with Trump himself liable for more than $800 million.

"The next year, as several of Trump’s hotels and casinos reportedly accumulated millions in debt, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission concluded, 'Mr. Trump cannot be considered financially stable.' In 1992, Trump defaulted on the debt of his airline, Trump Shuttle, turning it over to U.S. Airways."

None of that, has to do with Russian mobsters laundering money.

No, the tax return has nothing to do with this. Do you really think there is clear evidence of Russian Mobster money laundering in his tax returns, and the authorities are ignoring it?

You people have a very goofy view of this issue. You act like because his tax returns are not public, that this means that magically no one in authority is looking at them.

People are sent to prison every single year, for money laundering, tax evasion, and none of them release their tax returns to the public.

Sorry, but you can make a case on this matter, without having to shove your nose up Trump's butt to see if his poop smells.

The fact Trump went through a time of extreme difficulty, is not unknown. Truth is, most successful people go through difficult times.

It is also not unknown that Trump had some Russian backers for some specific projects.

I don't have a problem with that.

Additionally, if there was money laundering going on, and I have little reason to doubt.... that still doesn't mean that Trump was involved. Again... as I stated before, Trump has hundreds on hundreds of business ventures, from limited addition neck ties, to his private jet line.

The idea that he was going to each individual business venture, and personally overseeing a money laundering operation in Moscow, is a bonkers thinking.

Years ago I worked for a small business, where the own had just had to fire the previous employee, because he was engaged in embezzlement. Now if that can happen under the nose of the business owner, in a building full of just 10 people, then the idea that Trump is going to be able to personally oversee hundreds of companies, and check up on whatever thousands of employees he has...

That's insane. That's the argument of a partisan hack, that randomly defaults to "he should release his taxes then!" as if it matters.

No, the tax return has nothing to do with this. Do you really think there is clear evidence of Russian Mobster money laundering in his tax returns, and the authorities are ignoring it?

Do you really think Trump, along with his lawyers and accountants, haven't considered how to hide that information from a routine audit?

Donald Trump’s Tax Returns: What We Might Learn

"Sophisticated tax filers use their returns to paint the picture of their finances they want the government to see. It usually takes a lot of digging to find out what is going on behind the numbers.

"For example, as The New York Times reported last year, Mr. Trump and his siblings set up a sham corporation in the early 1990s to disguise millions of dollars in gifts from their parents.

"In that case, The Times had access to far more than just tax returns: It also relied on confidential business filings, public records and information from sources to document the fraud."

When congress gets its hands on Trump's tax returns, it will have subpoena power to complement the confidential business filings, public records, and information from whistle blowers.

Sophisticated tax filers use their returns to paint the picture of their finances they want the government to see. It usually takes a lot of digging to find out what is going on behind the numbers.

Nothing in that article, proved anything they claimed. More fake news from the NYT.

"For example, as The New York Times reported last year, Mr. Trump and his siblings set up a sham corporation in the early 1990s to disguise millions of dollars in gifts from their parents.

The inheritance tax, is immoral and evil. I'm all for them avoiding paying it by any legal means necessary.
If they find something illegal, then file it with the authorities, and if they fine him.... fine.

But you guys being all bent, because the Trumps prevented you greedy envious evil bastards from taking their money, which wasn't yours to take.... don't give a crap. You money stealing thieves can burn in hell for all I care.

"In that case, The Times had access to far more than just tax returns: It also relied on confidential business filings, public records and information from sources to document the fraud."

Yeah. Shocking. So they got public documents, and business filings. How much was from the tax returns? I wager little.

 

[georgephillip]

The whistleblower is likely CIA, but why would you believe he or she is a greater threat to this country than Donald Trump?

Whistleblower complaint, annotated

"In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election. This interference includes, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President’s main domestic political rivals. The President’s personal lawyer, Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, is a central figure in this effort. Attorney General Barr appears to be involved as well..."

"Over the past four months, more than half a dozen U.S. officials have informed me of various facts related to this effort. The information provided herein was relayed to me in the course of official interagency business. It is routine for U.S. officials with responsibility for a particular regional or functional portfolio to share such information with one another in order to inform policymaking and analysis."

Just out of curiosity... You state that Russian mobsters helped to build Trumps empire.

To support that statement, do you know how much of Trump's entire business portfolio, is tied to Russia?

Is it half? A quarter? 10%?

I've seen a few of the documents, listing Trumps business interests. There are literally a thousand or more different business ventures that Trump has investments in, from golf courses in Ireland, to an private jet company, to a 5-star hotel chain in India.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

I suspect definitive answers to your questions would require Trump to release his tax returns, so until that time comes, you can start here if you have the slightest concern about the consequences of having a money-laundering, moronic con man ensconced in the White House:

Chapter 1 - The Moscow Project

"Many of Trump’s businesses spent the 1990s on the verge of collapse.

"Abraham Wallach, who became the Trump Organization’s executive vice president for acquisitions in 1990, compared joining the company to 'getting on the Titanic just before the women and children were moved to the lifeboats.'

"In 1990, the Trump Organization was reportedly $3.4 billion in debt, with Trump himself liable for more than $800 million.

"The next year, as several of Trump’s hotels and casinos reportedly accumulated millions in debt, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission concluded, 'Mr. Trump cannot be considered financially stable.' In 1992, Trump defaulted on the debt of his airline, Trump Shuttle, turning it over to U.S. Airways."

None of that, has to do with Russian mobsters laundering money.

No, the tax return has nothing to do with this. Do you really think there is clear evidence of Russian Mobster money laundering in his tax returns, and the authorities are ignoring it?

You people have a very goofy view of this issue. You act like because his tax returns are not public, that this means that magically no one in authority is looking at them.

People are sent to prison every single year, for money laundering, tax evasion, and none of them release their tax returns to the public.

Sorry, but you can make a case on this matter, without having to shove your nose up Trump's butt to see if his poop smells.

The fact Trump went through a time of extreme difficulty, is not unknown. Truth is, most successful people go through difficult times.

It is also not unknown that Trump had some Russian backers for some specific projects.

I don't have a problem with that.

Additionally, if there was money laundering going on, and I have little reason to doubt.... that still doesn't mean that Trump was involved. Again... as I stated before, Trump has hundreds on hundreds of business ventures, from limited addition neck ties, to his private jet line.

The idea that he was going to each individual business venture, and personally overseeing a money laundering operation in Moscow, is a bonkers thinking.

Years ago I worked for a small business, where the own had just had to fire the previous employee, because he was engaged in embezzlement. Now if that can happen under the nose of the business owner, in a building full of just 10 people, then the idea that Trump is going to be able to personally oversee hundreds of companies, and check up on whatever thousands of employees he has...

That's insane. That's the argument of a partisan hack, that randomly defaults to "he should release his taxes then!" as if it matters.

It is also not unknown that Trump had some Russian backers for some specific projects.

I don't have a problem with that.

Additionally, if there was money laundering going on, and I have little reason to doubt.... that still doesn't mean that Trump was involved. Again... as I stated before, Trump has hundreds on hundreds of business ventures, from limited addition neck ties, to his private jet line.

Why do you think Trump's afraid to release his tax returns?

Chapter 1 - The Moscow Project

"Given that Trump has defied decades of political tradition by assiduously refusing to release his tax returns, it’s difficult to truly get to the bottom of his finances.

"But the public record is more than enough to demonstrate that the answer, in part, lies with Russia.

"With the collapse of the Russian economy in 1998, Russian oligarchs who had made their fortunes buying up formerly state-held assets now sought to stash their money in international real estate.

"The Trump Organization offered an appealing haven for several reasons, ranging from its ostentatious gold-plated aesthetic to its reputation for lax reporting standards.

"As a result, several Trump-branded projects from 1998 onward received significant financing from sources with ties to Russia, most notably the Bayrock Group, a real estate company headquartered in Trump Tower and founded by the Kazakhstan-born former Soviet official Tevfik Arif, and Deutsche Bank, one of the few major financial institutions to still lend to Trump and which paid $630 million in penalties in 2017 for involvement in a $10 billion Russian money laundering scheme."

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

 

[georgephillip]

The whistleblower is likely CIA, but why would you believe he or she is a greater threat to this country than Donald Trump?

Whistleblower complaint, annotated

"In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election. This interference includes, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President’s main domestic political rivals. The President’s personal lawyer, Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, is a central figure in this effort. Attorney General Barr appears to be involved as well..."

"Over the past four months, more than half a dozen U.S. officials have informed me of various facts related to this effort. The information provided herein was relayed to me in the course of official interagency business. It is routine for U.S. officials with responsibility for a particular regional or functional portfolio to share such information with one another in order to inform policymaking and analysis."

Just out of curiosity... You state that Russian mobsters helped to build Trumps empire.

To support that statement, do you know how much of Trump's entire business portfolio, is tied to Russia?

Is it half? A quarter? 10%?

I've seen a few of the documents, listing Trumps business interests. There are literally a thousand or more different business ventures that Trump has investments in, from golf courses in Ireland, to an private jet company, to a 5-star hotel chain in India.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

I suspect definitive answers to your questions would require Trump to release his tax returns, so until that time comes, you can start here if you have the slightest concern about the consequences of having a money-laundering, moronic con man ensconced in the White House:

Chapter 1 - The Moscow Project

"Many of Trump’s businesses spent the 1990s on the verge of collapse.

"Abraham Wallach, who became the Trump Organization’s executive vice president for acquisitions in 1990, compared joining the company to 'getting on the Titanic just before the women and children were moved to the lifeboats.'

"In 1990, the Trump Organization was reportedly $3.4 billion in debt, with Trump himself liable for more than $800 million.

"The next year, as several of Trump’s hotels and casinos reportedly accumulated millions in debt, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission concluded, 'Mr. Trump cannot be considered financially stable.' In 1992, Trump defaulted on the debt of his airline, Trump Shuttle, turning it over to U.S. Airways."

None of that, has to do with Russian mobsters laundering money.

No, the tax return has nothing to do with this. Do you really think there is clear evidence of Russian Mobster money laundering in his tax returns, and the authorities are ignoring it?

You people have a very goofy view of this issue. You act like because his tax returns are not public, that this means that magically no one in authority is looking at them.

People are sent to prison every single year, for money laundering, tax evasion, and none of them release their tax returns to the public.

Sorry, but you can make a case on this matter, without having to shove your nose up Trump's butt to see if his poop smells.

The fact Trump went through a time of extreme difficulty, is not unknown. Truth is, most successful people go through difficult times.

It is also not unknown that Trump had some Russian backers for some specific projects.

I don't have a problem with that.

Additionally, if there was money laundering going on, and I have little reason to doubt.... that still doesn't mean that Trump was involved. Again... as I stated before, Trump has hundreds on hundreds of business ventures, from limited addition neck ties, to his private jet line.

The idea that he was going to each individual business venture, and personally overseeing a money laundering operation in Moscow, is a bonkers thinking.

Years ago I worked for a small business, where the own had just had to fire the previous employee, because he was engaged in embezzlement. Now if that can happen under the nose of the business owner, in a building full of just 10 people, then the idea that Trump is going to be able to personally oversee hundreds of companies, and check up on whatever thousands of employees he has...

That's insane. That's the argument of a partisan hack, that randomly defaults to "he should release his taxes then!" as if it matters.

No, the tax return has nothing to do with this. Do you really think there is clear evidence of Russian Mobster money laundering in his tax returns, and the authorities are ignoring it?

Do you really think Trump, along with his lawyers and accountants, haven't considered how to hide that information from a routine audit?

Donald Trump’s Tax Returns: What We Might Learn

"Sophisticated tax filers use their returns to paint the picture of their finances they want the government to see. It usually takes a lot of digging to find out what is going on behind the numbers.

"For example, as The New York Times reported last year, Mr. Trump and his siblings set up a sham corporation in the early 1990s to disguise millions of dollars in gifts from their parents.

"In that case, The Times had access to far more than just tax returns: It also relied on confidential business filings, public records and information from sources to document the fraud."

When congress gets its hands on Trump's tax returns, it will have subpoena power to complement the confidential business filings, public records, and information from whistle blowers.

Sophisticated tax filers use their returns to paint the picture of their finances they want the government to see. It usually takes a lot of digging to find out what is going on behind the numbers.

Nothing in that article, proved anything they claimed. More fake news from the NYT.

"For example, as The New York Times reported last year, Mr. Trump and his siblings set up a sham corporation in the early 1990s to disguise millions of dollars in gifts from their parents.

The inheritance tax, is immoral and evil. I'm all for them avoiding paying it by any legal means necessary.
If they find something illegal, then file it with the authorities, and if they fine him.... fine.

But you guys being all bent, because the Trumps prevented you greedy envious evil bastards from taking their money, which wasn't yours to take.... don't give a crap. You money stealing thieves can burn in hell for all I care.

"In that case, The Times had access to far more than just tax returns: It also relied on confidential business filings, public records and information from sources to document the fraud."

Yeah. Shocking. So they got public documents, and business filings. How much was from the tax returns? I wager little.

The inheritance tax, is immoral and evil. I'm all for them avoiding paying it by any legal means necessary.
If they find something illegal, then file it with the authorities, and if they fine him.... fine.

Would you agree "they" will need to see Trump's tax returns and related financial documents in order to determine if he did anything illegal?

How would you rate Trump's integrity compared to previous post-WWII presidents?

On a 10 scale: If Ike was a 5 and Nixon was a 1, where would you place Trump's commitment to integrity?

 

[georgephillip]

The whistleblower is likely CIA, but why would you believe he or she is a greater threat to this country than Donald Trump?

Whistleblower complaint, annotated

"In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election. This interference includes, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President’s main domestic political rivals. The President’s personal lawyer, Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, is a central figure in this effort. Attorney General Barr appears to be involved as well..."

"Over the past four months, more than half a dozen U.S. officials have informed me of various facts related to this effort. The information provided herein was relayed to me in the course of official interagency business. It is routine for U.S. officials with responsibility for a particular regional or functional portfolio to share such information with one another in order to inform policymaking and analysis."

Just out of curiosity... You state that Russian mobsters helped to build Trumps empire.

To support that statement, do you know how much of Trump's entire business portfolio, is tied to Russia?

Is it half? A quarter? 10%?

I've seen a few of the documents, listing Trumps business interests. There are literally a thousand or more different business ventures that Trump has investments in, from golf courses in Ireland, to an private jet company, to a 5-star hotel chain in India.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

I suspect definitive answers to your questions would require Trump to release his tax returns, so until that time comes, you can start here if you have the slightest concern about the consequences of having a money-laundering, moronic con man ensconced in the White House:

Chapter 1 - The Moscow Project

"Many of Trump’s businesses spent the 1990s on the verge of collapse.

"Abraham Wallach, who became the Trump Organization’s executive vice president for acquisitions in 1990, compared joining the company to 'getting on the Titanic just before the women and children were moved to the lifeboats.'

"In 1990, the Trump Organization was reportedly $3.4 billion in debt, with Trump himself liable for more than $800 million.

"The next year, as several of Trump’s hotels and casinos reportedly accumulated millions in debt, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission concluded, 'Mr. Trump cannot be considered financially stable.' In 1992, Trump defaulted on the debt of his airline, Trump Shuttle, turning it over to U.S. Airways."

None of that, has to do with Russian mobsters laundering money.

No, the tax return has nothing to do with this. Do you really think there is clear evidence of Russian Mobster money laundering in his tax returns, and the authorities are ignoring it?

You people have a very goofy view of this issue. You act like because his tax returns are not public, that this means that magically no one in authority is looking at them.

People are sent to prison every single year, for money laundering, tax evasion, and none of them release their tax returns to the public.

Sorry, but you can make a case on this matter, without having to shove your nose up Trump's butt to see if his poop smells.

The fact Trump went through a time of extreme difficulty, is not unknown. Truth is, most successful people go through difficult times.

It is also not unknown that Trump had some Russian backers for some specific projects.

I don't have a problem with that.

Additionally, if there was money laundering going on, and I have little reason to doubt.... that still doesn't mean that Trump was involved. Again... as I stated before, Trump has hundreds on hundreds of business ventures, from limited addition neck ties, to his private jet line.

The idea that he was going to each individual business venture, and personally overseeing a money laundering operation in Moscow, is a bonkers thinking.

Years ago I worked for a small business, where the own had just had to fire the previous employee, because he was engaged in embezzlement. Now if that can happen under the nose of the business owner, in a building full of just 10 people, then the idea that Trump is going to be able to personally oversee hundreds of companies, and check up on whatever thousands of employees he has...

That's insane. That's the argument of a partisan hack, that randomly defaults to "he should release his taxes then!" as if it matters.

No, the tax return has nothing to do with this. Do you really think there is clear evidence of Russian Mobster money laundering in his tax returns, and the authorities are ignoring it?

Do you really think Trump, along with his lawyers and accountants, haven't considered how to hide that information from a routine audit?

Donald Trump’s Tax Returns: What We Might Learn

"Sophisticated tax filers use their returns to paint the picture of their finances they want the government to see. It usually takes a lot of digging to find out what is going on behind the numbers.

"For example, as The New York Times reported last year, Mr. Trump and his siblings set up a sham corporation in the early 1990s to disguise millions of dollars in gifts from their parents.

"In that case, The Times had access to far more than just tax returns: It also relied on confidential business filings, public records and information from sources to document the fraud."

When congress gets its hands on Trump's tax returns, it will have subpoena power to complement the confidential business filings, public records, and information from whistle blowers.

Sophisticated tax filers use their returns to paint the picture of their finances they want the government to see. It usually takes a lot of digging to find out what is going on behind the numbers.

Nothing in that article, proved anything they claimed. More fake news from the NYT.

"For example, as The New York Times reported last year, Mr. Trump and his siblings set up a sham corporation in the early 1990s to disguise millions of dollars in gifts from their parents.

The inheritance tax, is immoral and evil. I'm all for them avoiding paying it by any legal means necessary.
If they find something illegal, then file it with the authorities, and if they fine him.... fine.

But you guys being all bent, because the Trumps prevented you greedy envious evil bastards from taking their money, which wasn't yours to take.... don't give a crap. You money stealing thieves can burn in hell for all I care.

"In that case, The Times had access to far more than just tax returns: It also relied on confidential business filings, public records and information from sources to document the fraud."

Yeah. Shocking. So they got public documents, and business filings. How much was from the tax returns? I wager little.

But you guys being all bent, because the Trumps prevented you greedy envious evil bastards from taking their money, which wasn't yours to take.... don't give a crap. You money stealing thieves can burn in hell for all I care.

Are you concerned that Fred Trump, who relied on federally insured mortgages, to build his vast private fortune, did everything in his power to avoid paying all federal taxes including an inheritance tax? As troubling as this may be to your Libertarian sensibilities, Fred did NOT build that fortune WITHOUT substantial help from his government.

 

[Andylusion]

Just out of curiosity... You state that Russian mobsters helped to build Trumps empire.

To support that statement, do you know how much of Trump's entire business portfolio, is tied to Russia?

Is it half? A quarter? 10%?

I've seen a few of the documents, listing Trumps business interests. There are literally a thousand or more different business ventures that Trump has investments in, from golf courses in Ireland, to an private jet company, to a 5-star hotel chain in India.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

I suspect definitive answers to your questions would require Trump to release his tax returns, so until that time comes, you can start here if you have the slightest concern about the consequences of having a money-laundering, moronic con man ensconced in the White House:

Chapter 1 - The Moscow Project

"Many of Trump’s businesses spent the 1990s on the verge of collapse.

"Abraham Wallach, who became the Trump Organization’s executive vice president for acquisitions in 1990, compared joining the company to 'getting on the Titanic just before the women and children were moved to the lifeboats.'

"In 1990, the Trump Organization was reportedly $3.4 billion in debt, with Trump himself liable for more than $800 million.

"The next year, as several of Trump’s hotels and casinos reportedly accumulated millions in debt, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission concluded, 'Mr. Trump cannot be considered financially stable.' In 1992, Trump defaulted on the debt of his airline, Trump Shuttle, turning it over to U.S. Airways."

None of that, has to do with Russian mobsters laundering money.

No, the tax return has nothing to do with this. Do you really think there is clear evidence of Russian Mobster money laundering in his tax returns, and the authorities are ignoring it?

You people have a very goofy view of this issue. You act like because his tax returns are not public, that this means that magically no one in authority is looking at them.

People are sent to prison every single year, for money laundering, tax evasion, and none of them release their tax returns to the public.

Sorry, but you can make a case on this matter, without having to shove your nose up Trump's butt to see if his poop smells.

The fact Trump went through a time of extreme difficulty, is not unknown. Truth is, most successful people go through difficult times.

It is also not unknown that Trump had some Russian backers for some specific projects.

I don't have a problem with that.

Additionally, if there was money laundering going on, and I have little reason to doubt.... that still doesn't mean that Trump was involved. Again... as I stated before, Trump has hundreds on hundreds of business ventures, from limited addition neck ties, to his private jet line.

The idea that he was going to each individual business venture, and personally overseeing a money laundering operation in Moscow, is a bonkers thinking.

Years ago I worked for a small business, where the own had just had to fire the previous employee, because he was engaged in embezzlement. Now if that can happen under the nose of the business owner, in a building full of just 10 people, then the idea that Trump is going to be able to personally oversee hundreds of companies, and check up on whatever thousands of employees he has...

That's insane. That's the argument of a partisan hack, that randomly defaults to "he should release his taxes then!" as if it matters.

No, the tax return has nothing to do with this. Do you really think there is clear evidence of Russian Mobster money laundering in his tax returns, and the authorities are ignoring it?

Do you really think Trump, along with his lawyers and accountants, haven't considered how to hide that information from a routine audit?

Donald Trump’s Tax Returns: What We Might Learn

"Sophisticated tax filers use their returns to paint the picture of their finances they want the government to see. It usually takes a lot of digging to find out what is going on behind the numbers.

"For example, as The New York Times reported last year, Mr. Trump and his siblings set up a sham corporation in the early 1990s to disguise millions of dollars in gifts from their parents.

"In that case, The Times had access to far more than just tax returns: It also relied on confidential business filings, public records and information from sources to document the fraud."

When congress gets its hands on Trump's tax returns, it will have subpoena power to complement the confidential business filings, public records, and information from whistle blowers.

Sophisticated tax filers use their returns to paint the picture of their finances they want the government to see. It usually takes a lot of digging to find out what is going on behind the numbers.

Nothing in that article, proved anything they claimed. More fake news from the NYT.

"For example, as The New York Times reported last year, Mr. Trump and his siblings set up a sham corporation in the early 1990s to disguise millions of dollars in gifts from their parents.

The inheritance tax, is immoral and evil. I'm all for them avoiding paying it by any legal means necessary.
If they find something illegal, then file it with the authorities, and if they fine him.... fine.

But you guys being all bent, because the Trumps prevented you greedy envious evil bastards from taking their money, which wasn't yours to take.... don't give a crap. You money stealing thieves can burn in hell for all I care.

"In that case, The Times had access to far more than just tax returns: It also relied on confidential business filings, public records and information from sources to document the fraud."

Yeah. Shocking. So they got public documents, and business filings. How much was from the tax returns? I wager little.

But you guys being all bent, because the Trumps prevented you greedy envious evil bastards from taking their money, which wasn't yours to take.... don't give a crap. You money stealing thieves can burn in hell for all I care.

Are you concerned that Fred Trump, who relied on federally insured mortgages, to build his vast private fortune, did everything in his power to avoid paying all federal taxes including an inheritance tax? As troubling as this may be to your Libertarian sensibilities, Fred did NOT build that fortune WITHOUT substantial help from his government.

By that logic, I myself, have built my entire fortune on the government.

I have no problem with people using government programs. The problem is with offering those government programs.

This is yet another example of the baffling schizophrenic logic of the left-wing. You demand government provide all these government programs. Then people use those programs. Then you are indignant that someone got rich while using government programs.

That's because you are an idiot.

Left-tard "I demand government programs!"

Me "Hey look, a super wealthy elites used your programs, and made millions".

Left-tard "I demand government stop aiding the super wealthy elite!"

Me "Hey, let's end those government programs that benefit the wealth elite"

Left-tard "I DEMAND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS! You Republicans don't care about people!"

Me *slow clap..... slow.... clap..."

If you don't want rich people getting wealthy on government programs, then end the government programs. I'll be more than happy to support ending them.

But if you are going to have those programs, then you need to get over the fact that both rich and poor, are going to use them, and that implies that the rich are going to use them to get more wealthy.

Get over it.

Regardless, you being too stupid to stop giving out money, does not imply that others owe you something. You being dumb, doesn't mean I have to give you money.

Just because the left-wing is too stupid to stop providing programs that allow rich people to profit more, does not mean the rich owe you their money. It just means you are an idiot.

If you, yourself, right now started offering to pay for my car for whatever reason..... and I used that car to make millions of dollars somehow, I would not be obligated to give you my hard earned money. Yes, I was able to make more money, because you paid for my car. But that doesn't mean I owe you anything. It just means you are an idiot. I don't owe you a "stupidity reparations".... I don't owe you money, because you were so mentally damaged, as to give me your money.

Similarly, just because you are politically stupid enough to create programs that benefit the wealthy, that doesn't mean anyone owes you anything. It just means you're an idiot. Stop supporting all these programs that make the rich more wealthy. That's the solution.

The solution is not.... oh you made money, so now need should take it from you. That just makes you an idiot, that is also a thief.

 

[bripat9643]

The whistleblower is likely CIA, but why would you believe he or she is a greater threat to this country than Donald Trump?

Whistleblower complaint, annotated

"In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election. This interference includes, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President’s main domestic political rivals. The President’s personal lawyer, Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, is a central figure in this effort. Attorney General Barr appears to be involved as well..."

"Over the past four months, more than half a dozen U.S. officials have informed me of various facts related to this effort. The information provided herein was relayed to me in the course of official interagency business. It is routine for U.S. officials with responsibility for a particular regional or functional portfolio to share such information with one another in order to inform policymaking and analysis."

We know for a fact that his complaint is all lies.

 

[bripat9643]

Are you simply not smart enough to know what Trump did wrong? Or are you playing dumb on purpose?

Trump did nothing wrong.

 

[Andylusion]

Just out of curiosity... You state that Russian mobsters helped to build Trumps empire.

To support that statement, do you know how much of Trump's entire business portfolio, is tied to Russia?

Is it half? A quarter? 10%?

I've seen a few of the documents, listing Trumps business interests. There are literally a thousand or more different business ventures that Trump has investments in, from golf courses in Ireland, to an private jet company, to a 5-star hotel chain in India.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

How many, had Russian backing? How many had laundered money from mobsters? Was it those located in eastern Europe? Which number only a few?

If you claim that Russian mobsters made Trump rich, then I would assume a relatively high percentage of his massive business dealings had to do with Russian mobsters.

So how many were? What percentage? Show me the evidence for your claim. I am waiting with anticipation for this bombshell information.

I suspect definitive answers to your questions would require Trump to release his tax returns, so until that time comes, you can start here if you have the slightest concern about the consequences of having a money-laundering, moronic con man ensconced in the White House:

Chapter 1 - The Moscow Project

"Many of Trump’s businesses spent the 1990s on the verge of collapse.

"Abraham Wallach, who became the Trump Organization’s executive vice president for acquisitions in 1990, compared joining the company to 'getting on the Titanic just before the women and children were moved to the lifeboats.'

"In 1990, the Trump Organization was reportedly $3.4 billion in debt, with Trump himself liable for more than $800 million.

"The next year, as several of Trump’s hotels and casinos reportedly accumulated millions in debt, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission concluded, 'Mr. Trump cannot be considered financially stable.' In 1992, Trump defaulted on the debt of his airline, Trump Shuttle, turning it over to U.S. Airways."

None of that, has to do with Russian mobsters laundering money.

No, the tax return has nothing to do with this. Do you really think there is clear evidence of Russian Mobster money laundering in his tax returns, and the authorities are ignoring it?

You people have a very goofy view of this issue. You act like because his tax returns are not public, that this means that magically no one in authority is looking at them.

People are sent to prison every single year, for money laundering, tax evasion, and none of them release their tax returns to the public.

Sorry, but you can make a case on this matter, without having to shove your nose up Trump's butt to see if his poop smells.

The fact Trump went through a time of extreme difficulty, is not unknown. Truth is, most successful people go through difficult times.

It is also not unknown that Trump had some Russian backers for some specific projects.

I don't have a problem with that.

Additionally, if there was money laundering going on, and I have little reason to doubt.... that still doesn't mean that Trump was involved. Again... as I stated before, Trump has hundreds on hundreds of business ventures, from limited addition neck ties, to his private jet line.

The idea that he was going to each individual business venture, and personally overseeing a money laundering operation in Moscow, is a bonkers thinking.

Years ago I worked for a small business, where the own had just had to fire the previous employee, because he was engaged in embezzlement. Now if that can happen under the nose of the business owner, in a building full of just 10 people, then the idea that Trump is going to be able to personally oversee hundreds of companies, and check up on whatever thousands of employees he has...

That's insane. That's the argument of a partisan hack, that randomly defaults to "he should release his taxes then!" as if it matters.

No, the tax return has nothing to do with this. Do you really think there is clear evidence of Russian Mobster money laundering in his tax returns, and the authorities are ignoring it?

Do you really think Trump, along with his lawyers and accountants, haven't considered how to hide that information from a routine audit?

Donald Trump’s Tax Returns: What We Might Learn

"Sophisticated tax filers use their returns to paint the picture of their finances they want the government to see. It usually takes a lot of digging to find out what is going on behind the numbers.

"For example, as The New York Times reported last year, Mr. Trump and his siblings set up a sham corporation in the early 1990s to disguise millions of dollars in gifts from their parents.

"In that case, The Times had access to far more than just tax returns: It also relied on confidential business filings, public records and information from sources to document the fraud."

When congress gets its hands on Trump's tax returns, it will have subpoena power to complement the confidential business filings, public records, and information from whistle blowers.

Sophisticated tax filers use their returns to paint the picture of their finances they want the government to see. It usually takes a lot of digging to find out what is going on behind the numbers.

Nothing in that article, proved anything they claimed. More fake news from the NYT.

"For example, as The New York Times reported last year, Mr. Trump and his siblings set up a sham corporation in the early 1990s to disguise millions of dollars in gifts from their parents.

The inheritance tax, is immoral and evil. I'm all for them avoiding paying it by any legal means necessary.
If they find something illegal, then file it with the authorities, and if they fine him.... fine.

But you guys being all bent, because the Trumps prevented you greedy envious evil bastards from taking their money, which wasn't yours to take.... don't give a crap. You money stealing thieves can burn in hell for all I care.

"In that case, The Times had access to far more than just tax returns: It also relied on confidential business filings, public records and information from sources to document the fraud."

Yeah. Shocking. So they got public documents, and business filings. How much was from the tax returns? I wager little.

The inheritance tax, is immoral and evil. I'm all for them avoiding paying it by any legal means necessary.
If they find something illegal, then file it with the authorities, and if they fine him.... fine.

Would you agree "they" will need to see Trump's tax returns and related financial documents in order to determine if he did anything illegal?

How would you rate Trump's integrity compared to previous post-WWII presidents?

On a 10 scale: If Ike was a 5 and Nixon was a 1, where would you place Trump's commitment to integrity?

So far, he's par for the course.

He didn't engage in lying under oath, or setting up and illegal mail server with classified information, and lied that he didn't know how to tell if the information was classified or not. He didn't send hundreds of weapons into Mexico, and then act shocked when they were used by cartels to kill people. He didn't give amnesty to a super wealthy guy who illegally traded with Iran, refused to pay his taxes, and fled to Spain, all because his wife donated a ton to the foundation. He didn't stamp the ok on weapons tech sold to China, in exchange for campaign funds, or have mysterious deaths all over the place. I don't see him sending the IRS to audit groups that oppose him. Nor do I see him picking up thousands in campaign donations in a brown paper bag, at a Buddhist monastery where followers pledge an oath of poverty.

No matter where a president golfs, the owners are going to make a lot of money. Why would Trump not visit his own golf courses?

If that's the most horrible and damaging thing that Trump does in office.... That would put in him the top 5 presidents of all time, integrity wise.

But that all could change tomorrow. Who knows, maybe they'll find out some horrible thing he's down, and out it all tomorrow.

However, just comparing to the last few presidents, and presidential hopefuls.... way better. Way better by far.